| A resource to assist organ students,organ teachers, organ enthusiasts, and professional organists to experience historical and historical-style instruments |
| © Historic Organ Resource Program 2011 |
Historic Organ Resource Program Elizabeth Harrison, Executive Director 8111 NW 120th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73162 Tel: 724-944-7219 E-mail: ElizabethAHarrison@horp.org |
How did the development of South German organs and organ music lead to the splendid Baroque style in the time of Johann
Sebastian Bach? What was the influence of the Italian and the Classical French styles on the South German instruments? How
does the dramatic style of the South German composers relate to the fabulous churches and acoustics in the countries north of
the Alps?
These and other questions were addressed in this organ tour, during which we heard and played best-preserved instruments from
the Renaissance, Baroque, and Roccoco periods built by the most important organ builders of the Baroque time in this part of
Europe: Riepp, Gabler, Silbermann, Bossard, Ehrlich, and Holzhey. Because of the recent restorations of many of these
instruments, it was possible to understand the value of the southern organ repertoire of the Baroque era in greater detail as we
compared one organ to the next. Our tour also included a visits to several famous historical monasteries in including Ottobeuren,
Weingarten, and Muri (where the Habsburg family is buried) and to the Unterlinden Museum in Colmar, France where we saw
the Isenheim altar by Grünewald and heard the fabulous Ruckers harpsichord!
| The Glory of the South A tour to the Famous Instruments in South Germany, Austria, the Alsace, and Switzerland August 5-15, 2003 |
Selected Instruments and Sights Visited:
- Innsbruck Hofkirche (Ebert organ)
- Ottobeuren (Riepp organ)
- Rot an der Rot (Holzhey organ)
- Maihingen (Baumeister organ)
- Bad Wimpfen (Ehrlich organ)
- Weingarten (Gabler organ)
- Marmoutier (Silbermann organ)
- Ebersmünster (Silbermann organ)
- St. Urban (Bossard organ)
- Muri (Bossard organ)
| The Organeum in cooperation with the Historic Organ Resource Program |
| reminisces about our tour: |
| Tour Staff: |
- Harald Vogel is recognized as a leading authority on the interpretation of German organ music from the Renaissance and
Baroque periods. He teaches at the Hochschule für Künste in Bremen and has conducted succesful organ tours since 1972. - John Brombaugh belongs to the most renowned organ builders in the world. He has studied North German organs for
forty years and has based his new instruments on the historical organs in the Netherlands and North Germany. - William Porter is a recitalist and improviser of international renown. He has demonstrated historical organs and historical-
style organs for many tours and workshops in Europe and America. He is Professor of Music at the Eastman School of
Music and at Yale University. - Masaaki Suzuki is one of the leading performers and teachers of music from the Baroque era worldwide. He teaches at the
from the Baroque era worldwide. He teaches at theGedai Conservatory in Tokyo and directs the Bach Collegium Tokyo and
directs the Bach Collegium Japan.
